Detailed Profile

Auckland International College

General description
Co-ed, Private School,
Year 11 to 13, Roll 350,
Uniform required
Admission
AIC operates a selective entry policy, based on English and Mathematics entry exams and requiring students to express a self-motivated attitude toward learning. This ensures students will thrive in the IB Program and meet their goals of gaining admission to a top university in New Zealand or abroad.

The first in a planned 30 international colleges, Auckland International College (AIC) represents a quantum leap forward in international education in New Zealand. With a modern, purpose-built facility situated on Airedale Street, in the heart of Auckland City’s vibrant CBD, AIC is well-placed to offer students a comprehensive education to prepare them for acceptance into the finest universities in the world. We offer:
* Supervised boarding accommodation in the school’s own AIC Tower and Loft
* Computer suites with high -speed internet, and a multimedia resource centre library
* State-of-the-art science laboratories and art suite
* Student support mentors, first language counsellors and professional services for health, medical and cultural assistance
* Highly qualified and internationally experienced teaching body drawn from IB schools and language institutes around the world

Academic Programme: the International Baccalaureate Diploma
Auckland International College offers the world-renowned International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma. Established in 1968, the International Baccalaureate Organisation, a pioneer in international education, designed the programme in consultation with UNESCO to develop critical thinking and exposure to differing points of view. The IB Diploma would not only foster the intellectual spirit of enquiry, but also develop intercultural understanding. Originally established when people began to work overseas in larger numbers and their children required a pre-university qualification which would gain them university entry back in their home countries, the programme was designed to meet the needs of different nationalities as well as the academic skills needed to study at university level worldwide. Since this time the IBO has grown and become respected by universities internationally. Such is its reputation, it has also been adopted by national schools in over 100 countries.
For the gifted child the IB Diploma Programme offers challenge. Studied over 2 years, students study six subjects from within six subject groups, thus offering a fine balance between educational systems requiring as few as 3 subjects and the larger subject requirements of some European countries.
Students study two languages (educational research attests to the advantages of this): literature in English, and a foreign, or second, language. Students develop skills in writing, speaking and analysis, and learn the techniques of literary criticism through the study of texts from a variety of periods, genres and styles. The study of a foreign language enables students to communicate effectively in a second language. The third subject group is Humanities. In accordance with the IB Diploma programme, students are taught from an international perspective where possible. The study of human experience and behaviour, as well as economic and social environments and institutions, gives students an appreciation of diverse perspectives and values. In the fourth subject group, the Experimental Sciences, students develop practical laboratory skills as well as familiarisation with the methods of science and technology. Mathematics courses, which comprise group 5, develop logical and creative thinking, using abstraction and generalisation to reach conclusions. For their sixth subject, students can take a second subject from one of the previous five groups, or study an arts subject. In the study of the arts, the emphasis is on the making of art and creative expression. As part of the IB philosophy, they also explore art forms from cultures throughout the world.
The heart of the IB Diploma offers gifted students exciting challenges. It consists of three programmes:
Theory of Knowledge, the Extended Essay, and Creativity, Action and Service (CAS).
In Theory of Knowledge classes, all areas of knowledge are explored as students reflect on how they know what they know and why they believe what they believe. The programme is fun, it is creative, it is liberating, because there is no one right answer. Theory of Knowledge offers IB students a way forward in the world, and a recipe for tolerance based on sound judgement, reason and the realisation that just because someone is different does not mean that they are wrong. In an international school like AIC, students from different countries further enrich the Theory of Knowledge class with their different cultural perspectives. The Extended Essay gives students the opportunity to carry out an in -depth research project on a topic of special interest to them. Under the guidance of a teacher, they learn the skills needed for conducting and presenting research to a university standard.
IB students not only have sound minds, they also have good hearts. Through the international perspective they learn to relate to peoples from different parts of the world. In the CAS programme, students share their talents with the local and wider community and discover the intrinsic satisfaction derived from helping others and the environment. It is here that they learn how to make a difference in the global community.
The IB programme offers challenges. Through its academic rigour, cultural dimensions, intellectual skills development and the development of compassion, a student is truly extended.

AIC University Entrance Results (as of March, 2007)
AIC has helped students gain entry to some of the best tertiary institutions in the world. In 2006 & 2007, AIC students have been offered places at the following Top 50 Universities Worldwide (based on The Times Higher Education Supplement printed 6 October 2006):
Cambridge University (#2) 2 students
MIT (#4) 1 student
Princeton University (#10) 1 student
University of Chicago (#11) 1 student
Imperial College of London (#9) 4 students
Australian National University (#16) 4 students
London School of Economics (#17) 3 students
Mc Gill University (#24) 2 students
University College of London (#25) 7 students
University of Toronto (#27) 1 student
Edinburgh University (#33) 4 students
Manchester University (#40) 9 students
Kings College London (tied for #46) 3 students
Auckland University (tied for #46) 1 student
University of BC (#50) 4 students
Dartmouth College (Ivy League) 1 student

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